2006 agreement
Coverage of 2006 agreement in the Nexus archive.
- Court ruling clears way to replace slavery exhibit in Philadelphia at President’s House Site, handing Trump a win
A federal appeals court ruled that the Trump administration can replace a slavery exhibit removed from the President’s House Site in Philadelphia, dismissing an injunction that required the National Park Service to restore it. The court found the city lacks authority to curate the exhibits and affirmed the administration’s replacement panels as historically contextual.
- Appeals court hears arguments in case over President’s House slavery exhibit removal
A federal appeals court in Philadelphia is reviewing a case over the removal of slavery exhibits at the President’s House historical site. The U.S. Department of the Interior and the city argue over whether the National Park Service’s removal of the exhibits violated agreements and historical site purposes. The case involves a 2006 city-federal agreement, a 1950 congressional agreement, and a 2021 Trump-era executive order cited for the removal.